--- title: "Amy G Mead | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amy-g-mead-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-juneau-ak" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Amy G Mead Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 1 · Superior Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 1 - State: Alaska - Role: Superior Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Superior Court Judge, 2018 to present Municipal Attorney, City and Borough of Juneau, 2013-2018 - Superior Court Judge, Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 1; from 2018 - Amy Gurton Mead is the Presiding Judge of Alaska’s First Judicial District, appointed to the Juneau Superior Court in 2018 - Assistant Attorney General, 2000-2001 - Assistant District Attorney, 1997-1998 - Law Clerk for the Honorable Thomas A. Jahnke, Superior Court 1996-1997 ### Education - Tulane Law School — J.D. (1993) - Boston University — B.A. (1989) ### Additional information - Her 2022 retention evaluation found she met or exceeded all performance standards in legal ability, integrity, impartiality, temperament, diligence, and administrative skills, with strong ratings from attorneys, court staff, jurors, and community members. - Serving on the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct (2012–2018; reappointed 2022) - Appointed by former Governor Bill Walker on July 2, 2018, succeeding Louis J. Menendez. - Assistant Municipal Attorney, City and Borough of Juneau, 2010-2013 - Private Practice in Juneau, 1998-2000; 2001-2010 - handling both civil and criminal cases. - Leading the Indian Child Welfare Act court in Juneau with tribal leaders - Implementing the Early Resolution Project for domestic relations cases ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### photography filming recording Scope: statewide Alaska generally prohibits photographing, filming, and recording in courthouse common areas unless an application is approved, while separate courtroom and adjacent-area rules remain governed by Administrative Rule 50 and Administrative Bulletin No. 45. Evidence excerpt: Except as specifically authorized by this order, photographing, filming, and recording are permitted in common areas inside the courthouse only upon the issuance of an approved application. [Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### courtroom media requests Scope: statewide Alaska states that media may request permission from a judicial officer for coverage inside a particular courtroom or adjacent area, and the judicial officer rules on those requests. Evidence excerpt: not intended to interfere with or restrict the rights of the media to request permission from a judicial officer to allow media coverage within a particular courtroom or adjacent area [Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/agm.pdf) - [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/agm.pdf) - [Alaska Court System official judicial roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/agm.pdf) - [Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf) - [Hearings & Trials](https://courts.alaska.gov/trialcourts/hearings.htm) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/agm.pdf) - [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/) - [courts.alaska.gov](https://courts.alaska.gov/judges/docs/agm.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amy-g-mead-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-juneau-ak", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amy-g-mead-superior-court-judge-alaska-superior-court-juneau-ak", "name": "Amy G Mead | KnowJudges", "description": "Amy G Mead, Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 1. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.